Wycheproof Vic 3527
(Pop 800)
Wycheproof is a service township on the edge of the Goldfields/Mallee-Murray region. It is 282 km n-w of Melbourne and its name is said to derive from the Aboriginal ‘witchi-poorp’ meaning ‘grass on a hill’ no doubt referring to nearby Mt Wycheproof. Wycheproof has a couple of unusual features. The railway line which transports up to 60 wheat carriages is situated in the middle of the main street and Mt Wycheproof, at only 43 m, has the honour of being named the world’s smallest mountain. The area was first settled in 1870s and the railway arrived a decade later. Tchum Lakes (31 km west) popular for watersports and surrounded by diverse native flora & fauna.
Accommodation:
Wycheproof has a motel, a couple of hotels and a caravan park.
Visitor Information Centre: Buloke Shire Offfice, Broadway. Tel (03) 5493 7400.